Starting tomorrow, San Dieganii working in emergency services, child care and education, food handling and agriculture can sign up for COVID-19 vaccination schedules. Those who make appointments will have to present a photo ID and proof of eligibility. Keep in mind that the supply of vaccines is still limited, so patience is needed in the next few weeks.
Eligibility documents vary by sector, but include a payment code or time sheet issued within the last 90 days, an employee ID card or a letter from the employer.
Each of the newly eligible sectors includes a wide variety of occupations and there are vaccination plans coordinated by employers for certain subsets of these groups.
For example, law enforcement will have vaccination schedules coordinated by Scripps Health, regardless of their insurance operator. Education staff working in TK up to 12of which are covered by California Schools VEBA, must use vebavaccinates.com and must not show up at any vaccination site before a VEBA-confirmed appointment. Educational staff working in child care institutions or higher education institutions should make appointments at any county distribution point (POD), Super Station or other vaccination site.
Those not covered by specific vaccination plans for their occupation should contact their primary care physician or schedule an appointment at vaccinationsuperstationsd.com. Appointments are required in places administered by the county and people will not be able to get vaccinated without a confirmed appointment.
“We ask anyone trying to have a vaccination meeting for patience,” said Wilma J. Wooten, MD, MPH, a county public health officer. “The level that opens tomorrow includes half a million people and not everyone will be able to get an immediate meeting this weekend. Several time intervals will be released continuously as additional doses of vaccine arrive in the region. ”
Vaccination site updates
A new meeting-only vaccination site opens Sunday at the Copley-Price YMCA at 4300 El Cajon Boulevard in City Heights. The walk-up clinic is open Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Due to the national lack of Moderna vaccine, UC San Diego Super Station in Petco Park will be closed from Saturday, February 27 to Tuesday, March 2. People with appointments will be notified via MyChart.
Vaccination progress
To date, more than 938,000 doses of COVID-19 have been delivered to the region, with nearly 833,000 administered. The difference between the two numbers is roughly what is expected to be administered over the next seven days and doses to be entered into the registration system. More than 8,500 doses have been administered and are awaiting full documentation.
Those vaccinated to date include nearly 233,000 San Diegani who are fully vaccinated, while more than one in five San Diegani over the age of 16 has received at least one dose.
Following a positive meeting of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would work quickly to finalize and issue an emergency use permit for the vaccine. The county expects to receive an unknown amount of vaccine sometime next week.
More information on the distribution of vaccines can be found at County vaccination scoreboard.
State values:
- The state-adjusted case rate in San Diego County is currently 15 cases per 100,000 population (as of February 23), and the region is in the Purple Tier or Tier 1.
- The percentage of test positivity is 5%, placing the county in level 2 or red level. While the test positivity rate for the county qualifies it for the red level, the state uses the most restrictive value – in this case the adjusted case rate – and assigns counties to that level. Therefore, the county remains at the Purple or Tier 1 level.
- The value of the county’s health equity, which analyzes the positivity of testing for the areas with the lowest health conditions, is 7.4% and is in the red level or level 2. This value does not move the counties to more restrictive levels, but it is necessary to advance to a less restrictive level.
- The California Department of Public Health evaluates counties on a weekly basis. The next report is scheduled for Tuesday, March. 2.
Community outbreaks:
- Three new community outbreaks were confirmed on February 25: two in business settings and one in retail.
- In the last seven days (February 19 – February 25), 29 community outbreaks have been confirmed.
- The number of Community outbreaks remains above the trigger of seven or more in seven days.
- A community outbreak is defined as three or more cases of COVID-19 in a setting and in people from different households in the last 14 days.
Testing:
- 15,987 tests were reported to the county on February 25, and the percentage of new positive cases was 4%.
- The average continuous 14-day percentage of positive cases is 4.4%. The target is less than 8.0%.
- The daily average of 7 days of tests is 14,630.
Cases, hospitalizations and admissions to the ICU:
- 662 cases were reported to the county on February 25. The total for the region is now 259,644.
- 13,107 or 5.0% of all cases required hospitalization.
- 1,580 or 0.6% of all cases and 12.1% of hospitalized cases had to be admitted to an intensive care unit.
Deaths:
- Eleven new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on February 25. The total of the region is 3,271.
- Five women and six men died between February 16 and 24.
- Of the 11 deaths reported on February 25, five people who died were 80 years old or older, three were 70 years old, one was 60 years old and two were 50 years old.
- Ten had underlying medical conditions, and one has a pending medical history.
More information:
More detailed summaries of the data found on County coronavirus-sd.com website are updated daily around 17:00.